Canker Sores
The right diet is the key to managing many diseases and to improving general quality of life. For this condition, scientific research has found benefit in the following healthy eating tips.
Elimination Diet
Food sensitivities or allergies may make canker sores worse, an elimination diet can help you identify foods that trigger canker sores.Elimination DietSensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, has been associated with recurrent canker sores in some people. In preliminary trials, avoidance of gluten has reduced recurrent canker sores in people whether or not they had celiac disease,33,34,35 but a double-blind trial did not find gluten avoidance helpful to people with recurrent canker sores who did not have celiac disease.36 One preliminary trial suggested that people with recurrent canker sores, whose blood contains antibodies to gliadin (a component of gluten), may respond to a gluten-free diet even if they have no evidence of the tissue changes associated with celiac disease.37
Gluten-Free
Sensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, has been associated with recurrent canker sores in some people.Gluten-FreeSensitivity to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, has been associated with recurrent canker sores in some people. In preliminary trials, avoidance of gluten has reduced recurrent canker sores in people whether or not they had celiac disease,38,39,40 but a double-blind trial did not find gluten avoidance helpful to people with recurrent canker sores who did not have celiac disease.41 One preliminary trial suggested that people with recurrent canker sores, whose blood contains antibodies to gliadin (a component of gluten), may respond to a gluten-free diet even if they have no evidence of the tissue changes associated with celiac disease.42